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Representation for workforce agreements
Negotiating with employees on working hours, parental leave, and the use of successive fixed-term contracts.
Pregnant workers, dismissal and discrimination
How employers can ensure they stay on the right side of sex discrimination law and appropriately support pregnant workers.
Preparing for a grievance hearing
What you must do before you hold a grievance hearing to ensure that it runs as smoothly as possible.
Moving personal belongings from Great Britain to Northern Ireland
Find out how your business can move someone's personal belongings from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
Use of fuel by private pleasure craft in Northern Ireland
An overview of the rules for diesel use in private pleasure craft in NI and implications for trips between NI and GB.
Staff training
Understand the importance of staff training and how employers can identify training needs that will benefit their staff and business as a whole.
Disability support: Access to Work (NI)
Access to Work (NI) can provide advice and guidance for your employee's disability needs and if appropriate, a financial grant towards the cost of support.
Disability support: Work Psychology Team
Further help, advice, and guidance in areas relating to work, disability, and health.
Disability support: Workable (NI)
Workable (NI) offers support and assistance to both employees and employers to help disabled people move into or retain work.
Health & Work Support Branch
The specialist support available to help disabled people start or retain employment.
Disability support: Condition Management Programme
The Condition Management Programme helps those with a health condition manage symptoms to allow progress towards, moving into and staying in employment.
Fixed-term contracts and 'less favourable treatment'
How to avoid treating fixed-term employees less favourably than their permanent equivalents.
Risk management process
Risk management process involves five crucial steps that can help you identify, assess and mitigate risks to your business
Business growth through acquisition, mergers and partnerships
Understand the power of partnerships in business and how to use acquisitions, joint ventures and mergers to grow your company.
Planning for business growth (video)
Watch our short video tutorial to find out how to carry out a business review and prepare your business for growth.
Product development strategy
How to create a product development strategy and use tactics such as brand expansion to increase your sales and market share.
Market development strategy
How to create a market development strategy and use pricing, distribution and promotional tactics to increase your sales and market share.
Market penetration strategy
Understand what market penetration is, how to measure it and tactics to use to help you gain market share or grow revenue through sales.
Financing for business growth
Introduction to financial planning for growth, including equity, venture capital and funding from business angels.
Business assets
Introduction to business assets, including keeping asset records, valuing assets, selling assets and asset protection.